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Germany is introduced as a world power with a powerful army. Germany is surrounded on all sides by world powers creating German paranoia
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Heightened tensions in Europe, redirected Russian focus toward Europe rather than toward Asia
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Tensions rise between Austria-Hungary and Serbia when - Austria-Hungary invades former turkish province of Bosnia
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Serbian assassins assassinated Austrian Archduke and Serbian sympathiser Franz Fertinand. Causes tensions to boil over and for war to break out
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Russian mobilizes its army to back the Allies, makes WW1 a War with two fronts
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Germany invades a neutral country, causes outrage throughout Europe.
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After Germany refuses to retreat out of Belgium Britain is forced to become involved in WW1
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Germany invades the city of Liege in order to secure a gateway into Belgium
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A series of battles as germany invaded France and French and British forces moved to repel them
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The german advance halted at the battle of the Marne. Marked the start of trench warfare
